Eastern Illinois @ Minnesota, Week 1 · 2026

7@FINAL594–2
Thu, Sep 3, 2026Huntington Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN

HOW IT WENT

Week 1 · 2026
FINALQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Eastern Illinois07007
Minnesota1421101459
Game leaders
Eastern IllinoisMinnesota
PassingCole Lacrue7/12 ·51 yds ·1 TDDrake Lindsey19/24 ·264 yds ·1 TD
RushingCole Lacrue5 car ·22 ydsDarius Taylor14 car ·56 yds ·3 TD
ReceivingTyren Buggs2 rec ·38 yds ·1 TDJavon Tracy5 rec ·98 yds
TacklesLonnie Burt6 tacklesMaverick Baranowski6 tackles

Eastern Illinois vs Minnesota Team StatsTeam Stats

Eastern IllinoisEIUMinnesotaMINN
41ST DOWNS24
110TOTAL YDS495
59PASS YDS348
51RUSH YDS147
0TURNOVERS1
23:39POSSESSION36:21

BOX SCORE

Week 1 · 2026

Passing

Eastern IllinoisEIUC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Cole Lacrue7/12514.310
Jeremiah Salem2/382.700
Totals9/15593.910
MinnesotaMinnesotaC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Drake Lindsey19/2426411.010
Max Shikenjanski3/35016.700
Brady Palmer4/6345.700
Totals26/3334810.510

Rushing

Eastern IllinoisEIUCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Cole Lacrue5224.4017
Charles Kellom7202.907
Jacarre Fleming188.008
Zeke Lewis520.405
Tyren Buggs620.304
Devin Whitlock3-1-0.303
Team1-2-2.002
Totals28511.8017
MinnesotaMinnesotaCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Darius Taylor14564.0327
TJ Thomas Jr.7527.4020
Xavier Ford3155.0110
Ryan Estrada3103.3010
Brady Palmer284.008
Drake Lindsey263.004
Jaron Thomas155.005
Max Shikenjanski122.012
Niko Castillo420.501
Team1-9-9.009
Totals381473.9527

Receiving

Eastern IllinoisEIURECYDSAVGTDLONG
Tyren Buggs23819.0130
Zeke Lewis11010.0010
Charles Kellom471.805
Devin Whitlock242.006
Totals9596.6130
MinnesotaMinnesotaRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Javon Tracy59819.6055
Noah Jennings35719.0028
Hayden Moore24221.0033
Darius Taylor33110.3019
Pierce Walsh22814.0127
Jalen Smith3268.7015
TJ Thomas Jr.22311.5018
Quayd Hendryx11313.0013
Ryan Estrada2126.0011
Zion Steptoe166.006
Bradley Martino166.006
George Rohl166.006
Totals2634813.4155

Fumbles

Eastern IllinoisEIUFUMLOSTREC
Zeke Lewis100
Nick Vecchiarelli001
Team100
Totals201
MinnesotaMinnesotaFUMLOSTREC
TJ Thomas Jr.110
Team100
Totals210

Kick Returns

Eastern IllinoisEIUNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Jacarre Fleming23115.5170
MinnesotaMinnesotaNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Ryan Estrada11111.0110

Punt Returns

MinnesotaMinnesotaNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Javon Tracy416741.8872
Braiden Stevens12626.0260
Totals519338.6872

Kicking

Eastern IllinoisEIUFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Drew Schiller0/00.001/11
MinnesotaMinnesotaFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Daniel Jackson1/1100.0317/710
Beckham Sunderland0/00.001/11
Totals1/1100.0318/811

Punting

Eastern IllinoisEIUNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Cade Cox1044544.50055
MinnesotaMinnesotaNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Tom Weston13737.00037
Zachary Robbins13333.00133
Totals27035.00137

Defense

Eastern IllinoisEIUTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Lonnie Burt6402.5000
Josh Brown5400000
Christopher Sharp5300000
Micah Valenzuela5300000
Nasir Maryland4300000
Noah Williams4300000
Saipeti Maiava Jr4200000
Erik Hehl4101.5000
Totals704807110
MinnesotaMinnesotaTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Maverick Baranowski6101000
T.J. Bush4211.5010
Zack Harden4201.5010
Karter Menz3200000
Naiim Parrish3201000
Mekhai Smith3200000
Emmanuel Karmo3100.5000
Matt Kingsbury2200210
Totals492319252

PLAY-BY-PLAY

160 plays
Q4Eastern Illinois1 play · -3 yds · 0:25 · End of Game7–59
  1. 0:001st & 10 at EIU 25End of 4th quarter.
  2. 0:231st & 10 at EIU 25No Huddle-Shotgun #35 Z.Lewis rush right for 3 yards loss to the EIU22 fumbled by #35 Z.Lewis at EIU23 forced by #35 N.Cleveland recovered by EIU #35 Z.Lewis at EIU22, End Of Play
  3. 0:251st & 10 at MINN 35#92 B.Sunderland kickoff 65 yards to the EIU00, Touchback
Q4Minnesota9 plays · 34 yds · 3:46 · Touchdown7–59
  1. 0:254th & 1 at EIU 1#9 X.Ford rush middle for 1 yard gain to the EIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:25 #92 B.Sunderland kick attempt good (H: #42 T.Weston, LS: #53 J.Lutz)
  2. 0:303rd & 1 at EIU 1#16 B.Palmer pass incomplete short right to #84 H.Moore thrown to EIU00 broken up by #2 B.Mitchell
  3. 1:032nd & 2 at EIU 2#28 N.Castillo rush right for 1 yard gain to the EIU01 (#8 N.Vecchiarelli)
  4. 1:471st & 1 at EIU 1#28 N.Castillo rush middle for 1 yard loss to the EIU02 (#52 B.Sholl)
  5. 1:542nd & 1 at EIU 15#16 B.Palmer pass complete short right to #89 Q.Hendryx caught at EIU16, for 13 yards to the EIU02 (#11 N.Williams), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY EIU Face Mask (#11 N.Williams) 1 yard from EIU02 to EIU01, 1ST DOWN
  6. 2:001st & 10 at EIU 24Timeout Minnesota, clock 02:00
  7. 2:001st & 10 at EIU 24Shotgun #16 B.Palmer pass complete short left to #84 H.Moore caught at EIU16, for 9 yards to the EIU15 (#43 L.Burt; #7 C.Henry)
  8. 2:363rd & 1 at EIU 25#28 N.Castillo rush middle for 1 yard gain to the EIU24 (#19 M.Tupou), 1ST DOWN
  9. 3:122nd & 9 at EIU 33Shotgun #16 B.Palmer rush left for 8 yards gain to the EIU25 (#7 C.Henry), out of bounds
  10. 3:591st & 10 at EIU 34#28 N.Castillo rush middle for 1 yard gain to the EIU33 (#16 M.Valenzuela)
Q4Eastern Illinois3 plays · 5 yds · 2:08 · Punt7–52
  1. 4:114th & 5 at EIU 8#46 C.Cox punt 52 yards to the MINN40 #24 B.Stevens return 26 yards to the EIU34 (#39 D.Humphrey)
  2. 4:573rd & 10 at EIU 3Shotgun #35 Z.Lewis rush right for 5 yards gain to the EIU08 (#48 A.Aytch)
  3. 5:352nd & 9 at EIU 4Shotgun #35 Z.Lewis rush middle for 1 yard loss to the EIU03 (#2 E.Karmo; #92 S.Kaba)
  4. 6:101st & 10 at EIU 3No Huddle-Shotgun #35 Z.Lewis rush middle for 1 yard gain to the EIU04 (#92 S.Kaba)
Q4Minnesota7 plays · 31 yds · 4:37 · Punt7–52
  1. 6:194th & 5 at EIU 36#37 Z.Robbins punt 33 yards to the EIU03
  2. 6:273rd & 5 at EIU 36Timeout Minnesota, clock 06:27
  3. 6:273rd & 5 at EIU 36Shotgun #16 B.Palmer pass incomplete short left to #9 X.Ford thrown to EIU30
  4. 7:092nd & 10 at EIU 41#22 J.Thomas rush left for 5 yards gain to the EIU36 (#27 J.Brown; #53 D.Viramontes)
  5. 7:491st & 10 at EIU 41Shotgun #16 B.Palmer rush middle for 0 yards to the EIU41 (#98 A.Kaminski)
  6. 8:392nd & 4 at MINN 49Shotgun #9 X.Ford rush middle for 10 yards gain to the EIU41 (#16 M.Valenzuela; #15 B.Worsley), 1ST DOWN
  7. 9:131st & 10 at MINN 43Shotgun #16 B.Palmer pass complete short middle to #44 G.Rohl caught at MINN47, for 6 yards to the MINN49 (#16 M.Valenzuela)
  8. 10:002nd & 6 at MINN 37Shotgun #16 B.Palmer pass complete short left to #7 B.Martino caught at MINN39, for 6 yards to the MINN43 (#30 D.Doss), 1ST DOWN
  9. 10:471st & 10 at MINN 33No Huddle #9 X.Ford rush middle for 4 yards gain to the MINN37 (#16 M.Valenzuela)
Q4Eastern Illinois3 plays · 5 yds · 1:30 · Punt7–52
  1. 10:564th & 5 at EIU 23#46 C.Cox punt 44 yards to the MINN33 fair catch by #24 B.Stevens at MINN33
  2. 11:033rd & 5 at EIU 23Shotgun #15 J.Salem pass incomplete short left to #35 Z.Lewis thrown to EIU27 QB hurried by #90 X.Chapman
  3. 11:372nd & 15 at EIU 13Shotgun #15 J.Salem pass complete short left to #35 Z.Lewis caught at EIU09, for 10 yards to the EIU23 (#21 N.Parrish; #46 M.Carrier)
  4. 12:161st & 15 at EIU 13Shotgun #35 Z.Lewis rush middle for 0 yards to the EIU13 (#98 A.Kissayi; #45 S.Macy)
  5. 12:261st & 10 at EIU 18PENALTY EIU False Start (#65 C.Fichtel) 5 yards from EIU18 to EIU13. NO PLAY
  6. 12:261st & 10 at MINN 35#92 B.Sunderland kickoff 64 yards to the EIU01 #1 J.Fleming-Page return 17 yards to the EIU18 (#18 R.Kelly)
Q3Minnesota7 plays · 52 yds · 3:44 · Touchdown7–51
  1. 12:293rd & 2 at EIU 2Timeout Minnesota, clock 12:29
  2. 12:293rd & 2 at EIU 2No Huddle #6 M.Shikenjanski rush middle for 2 yards gain to the EIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:29 #36 D.Jackson kick attempt good (H: #42 T.Weston, LS: #52 A.Soukup)
  3. 12:452nd & 13 at EIU 13Shotgun #6 M.Shikenjanski pass complete short left to #20 R.Estrada caught at EIU14, for 11 yards to the EIU02 (#11 N.Williams). #20 R.Estrada injured on the play
  4. 12:531st & 4 at EIU 4Shotgun Minnesota rush middle for 9 yards loss to the EIU13, End Of Play
  5. 14:101st & 10 at EIU 37No Huddle #6 M.Shikenjanski pass complete short right to #84 H.Moore caught at EIU40, for 33 yards to the EIU04 (#27 J.Brown), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
  6. 14:553rd & 5 at EIU 47No Huddle-Shotgun #20 R.Estrada rush left for 10 yards gain to the EIU37 (#4 D.Conway), 1ST DOWN. #4 D.Conway injured on the play
  7. 0:002nd & 4 at EIU 46End of 3rd quarter.
  8. 0:312nd & 4 at EIU 46#20 R.Estrada rush middle for 1 yard loss to the EIU47 (#43 L.Burt)
  9. 0:541st & 10 at MINN 48No Huddle-Shotgun #6 M.Shikenjanski pass complete short left to #25 Z.Steptoe caught at MINN48, for 6 yards to the EIU46 (#13 P.Whitley)
Q3Eastern Illinois3 plays · -6 yds · 2:04 · Punt7–45
  1. 1:134th & 16 at EIU 19#46 C.Cox punt 33 yards to the MINN48, out of bounds at MINN48
  2. 1:533rd & 14 at EIU 21Shotgun #15 J.Salem pass complete short middle to #2 D.Whitlock caught at EIU21, for 2 yards loss to the EIU19 QB hurried by #4 Z.Harden (#21 N.Parrish)
  3. 2:332nd & 14 at EIU 21Shotgun #22 T.Buggs rush middle for 0 yards to the EIU21 (#4 Z.Harden; #70 N.Crowder)
  4. 3:091st & 10 at EIU 25No Huddle-Shotgun #22 T.Buggs rush right for 4 yards loss to the EIU21 (#4 Z.Harden; #46 M.Carrier)
  5. 3:171st & 10 at MINN 35#92 B.Sunderland kickoff 65 yards to the EIU00, Touchback
Q3Minnesota7 plays · 45 yds · 3:49 · Field Goal7–45
  1. 3:174th & 8 at EIU 12#36 D.Jackson field goal attempt from 31 yards GOOD (H: #42 T.Weston, LS: #52 A.Soukup), clock 03:17
  2. 3:203rd & 8 at EIU 12Shotgun #5 D.Lindsey pass incomplete short middle to #11 J.Tracy thrown to EIU00
  3. 3:562nd & 9 at EIU 13#5 D.Lindsey pass complete short right to #20 R.Estrada caught at EIU14, for 1 yard to the EIU12 (#6 J.Addo-Boateng)
  4. 4:421st & 10 at EIU 14Shotgun #20 R.Estrada rush left for 1 yard gain to the EIU13 (#42 I.Engle)
  5. 5:262nd & 5 at EIU 32Shotgun #5 D.Lindsey pass complete short middle to #13 N.Jennings caught at EIU20, for 18 yards to the EIU14 (#27 J.Brown), 1ST DOWN
  6. 6:031st & 10 at EIU 37Shotgun #5 D.Lindsey pass complete short middle to #23 T.Thomas caught at EIU32, for 5 yards to the EIU32 (#32 C.Kimbro)
  7. 6:571st & 10 at MINN 43No Huddle #23 T.Thomas rush right for 20 yards gain to the EIU37 (#27 J.Brown), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
Q3Eastern Illinois3 plays · 7 yds · 1:53 · Punt7–42
  1. 7:064th & 3 at EIU 11#46 C.Cox punt 46 yards to the MINN43 fair catch by #11 J.Tracy at MINN43
  2. 7:423rd & 1 at EIU 13Shotgun #22 T.Buggs rush middle for 2 yards loss to the EIU11 (#99 T.Randle; #6 M.Baranowski)
  3. 8:192nd & 1 at EIU 13Shotgun #22 T.Buggs rush middle for 0 yards to the EIU13 (#22 M.Smith)
  4. 8:491st & 5 at EIU 9Shotgun #22 T.Buggs rush middle for 4 yards gain to the EIU13 (#3 T.Bush Jr.; #22 M.Smith)
  5. 8:591st & 10 at EIU 4PENALTY MINN Offside (#98 A.Kissayi) 5 yards from EIU04 to EIU09. NO PLAY
Q3Minnesota5 plays · 72 yds · 2:57 · Fumble7–42
  1. 8:591st & 10 at EIU 22#5 D.Lindsey pass complete short right to #23 T.Thomas caught at EIU22, for 18 yards to the EIU04 fumbled by #23 T.Thomas at EIU08 forced by #19 M.Tupou recovered by EIU #8 N.Vecchiarelli at EIU04, End Of Play
  2. 9:452nd & 6 at EIU 30#23 T.Thomas rush left for 8 yards gain to the EIU22 (#27 J.Brown), 1ST DOWN
  3. 10:171st & 10 at EIU 34#5 D.Lindsey rush right for 4 yards gain to the EIU30 (#34 J.Stewart)
  4. 11:021st & 10 at MINN 39#5 D.Lindsey pass complete short right to #19 P.Walsh caught at EIU44, for 27 yards to the EIU34 (#0 N.Maryland), 1ST DOWN
  5. 11:431st & 10 at MINN 24No Huddle #5 D.Lindsey pass complete short right to #8 J.Smith caught at MINN38, for 15 yards to the MINN39 (#8 N.Vecchiarelli), 1ST DOWN
Q3Eastern Illinois3 plays · 1 yds · 1:30 · Punt7–42
  1. 11:564th & 9 at EIU 26#46 C.Cox punt 53 yards to the MINN21 #11 J.Tracy return 3 yards to the MINN24 (#11 N.Williams)
  2. 12:043rd & 9 at EIU 26Timeout Minnesota, clock 12:04
  3. 12:043rd & 9 at EIU 26Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue pass incomplete short right to #87 A.Ginnever thrown to EIU20 QB hurried by #3 T.Bush Jr.
  4. 12:442nd & 10 at EIU 25Shotgun #4 C.Kellom rush middle for 1 yard gain to the EIU26 (#11 K.Menz)
  5. 13:191st & 10 at EIU 25No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Kellom rush middle for 0 yards to the EIU25 (#6 M.Baranowski; #19 J.Gerlach)
  6. 13:261st & 10 at MINN 35#92 B.Sunderland kickoff 65 yards to the EIU00, Touchback
Q3Eastern Illinois3 plays · 2 yds · 1:30 · Touchdown7–42
  1. 13:264th & 8 at EIU 21#46 C.Cox punt 48 yards to the MINN31 #11 J.Tracy return 69 yards to the EIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:26 #36 D.Jackson kick attempt good (H: #42 T.Weston, LS: #52 A.Soukup)
  2. 14:083rd & 8 at EIU 21Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue pass complete short left to #4 C.Kellom caught at EIU20, for 0 yards to the EIU21 QB hurried by #9 G.Monroe (#2 E.Karmo), out of bounds
  3. 14:162nd & 8 at EIU 21Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue pass incomplete short right to #4 C.Kellom thrown to EIU14
  4. 14:471st & 10 at EIU 19No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue rush right for 2 yards gain to the EIU21 (#49 M.Kingsbury)
  5. 14:561st & 10 at MINN 35#92 B.Sunderland kickoff 60 yards to the EIU05 #1 J.Fleming-Page return 14 yards to the EIU19 (#21 N.Parrish)
Q2Eastern Illinois1 play · -2 yds · 0:06 · End of Half7–35
  1. 0:001st & 10 at EIU 25End of 2nd quarter.
  2. 0:041st & 10 at EIU 25Kneel down by #7 C.LaCrue at EIU23 for loss of 2 yards
  3. 0:061st & 10 at MINN 35#92 B.Sunderland kickoff 65 yards to the EIU00, Touchback
Q2Minnesota10 plays · 53 yds · 1:37 · Touchdown7–35
  1. 0:062nd & 1 at EIU 1Shotgun #5 D.Lindsey pass complete short right to #19 P.Walsh caught at EIU00, for 1 yard to the EIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:06 #36 D.Jackson kick attempt good (H: #42 T.Weston, LS: #52 A.Soukup)
  2. 0:091st & 4 at EIU 4Timeout Minnesota, clock 00:09
  3. 0:071st & 4 at EIU 4#1 D.Taylor rush right for 3 yards gain to the EIU01 (#6 J.Addo-Boateng; #1 S.Maiava Jr)
  4. 0:163rd & 4 at EIU 21No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Lindsey pass complete short left to #11 J.Tracy caught at EIU15, for 17 yards to the EIU04, out of bounds at EIU04, 1ST DOWN
  5. 0:262nd & 10 at EIU 27Shotgun #5 D.Lindsey pass complete short right to #11 J.Tracy caught at EIU22, for 6 yards to the EIU21 (#25 C.Sharp). #25 C.Sharp injured on the play
  6. 0:281st & 10 at EIU 27Timeout Eastern Illinois, clock 00:28
  7. 0:281st & 10 at EIU 27No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Lindsey pass incomplete short right to #23 T.Thomas thrown to EIU25
  8. 0:353rd & 3 at EIU 33Shotgun #23 T.Thomas rush right for 6 yards gain to the EIU27 (#41 A.Archibald), 1ST DOWN
  9. 0:392nd & 3 at EIU 33No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Lindsey pass incomplete short middle to #88 J.Simpson thrown to EIU14 QB hurried by #41 A.Archibald
  10. 0:561st & 10 at EIU 40No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Lindsey pass complete short right to #8 J.Smith caught at EIU40, for 7 yards to the EIU33 (#15 B.Worsley)
  11. 1:112nd & 4 at EIU 47No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Lindsey pass complete short middle to #1 D.Taylor caught at EIU44, for 7 yards to the EIU40 (#43 L.Burt), 1ST DOWN
  12. 1:361st & 10 at MINN 47No Huddle-Shotgun #1 D.Taylor rush left for 6 yards gain to the EIU47 (#25 C.Sharp)
Q2Eastern Illinois3 plays · -9 yds · 1:32 · Punt7–28
  1. 1:434th & 19 at EIU 16#46 C.Cox punt 45 yards to the MINN39 #11 J.Tracy return 8 yards to the MINN47 (#43 L.Burt), out of bounds
  2. 1:543rd & 23 at EIU 12Timeout Minnesota, clock 01:54
  3. 1:543rd & 23 at EIU 12Shotgun #4 C.Kellom rush right for 4 yards gain to the EIU16 (#6 M.Baranowski; #2 E.Karmo) PENALTY EIU Holding declined
  4. 2:002nd & 22 at EIU 13Timeout Eastern Illinois, clock 02:00
  5. 2:022nd & 22 at EIU 13Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue pass complete short left to #4 C.Kellom caught at EIU11, for 1 yard loss to the EIU12 (#4 Z.Harden)
  6. 2:352nd & 12 at EIU 23Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue pass complete short right to #1 J.Fleming-Page caught at EIU24, for 4 yards to the EIU27 (#14 K.Brown) PENALTY EIU Holding (#75 D.Trujillo) 10 yards from EIU23 to EIU13. NO PLAY
  7. 3:091st & 10 at EIU 25No Huddle-Shotgun #2 D.Whitlock rush middle for 2 yards loss to the EIU23 (#0 A.Smith; #3 T.Bush Jr.)
  8. 3:151st & 10 at MINN 35#92 B.Sunderland kickoff 65 yards to the EIU00, Touchback
Q2Minnesota9 plays · 73 yds · 5:41 · Touchdown7–28
  1. 3:153rd & 3 at EIU 3#1 D.Taylor rush middle for 3 yards gain to the EIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:15. The previous play is under automatic review - "Runner was not down by contact". CALL UPHELD #36 D.Jackson kick attempt good (H: #42 T.Weston, LS: #52 A.Soukup)
  2. 3:332nd & 1 at EIU 1#1 D.Taylor rush middle for 2 yards loss to the EIU03 (#45 E.Hehl)
  3. 3:591st & 2 at EIU 2#1 D.Taylor rush middle for 1 yard gain to the EIU01 (#1 S.Maiava Jr; #13 P.Whitley)
  4. 5:173rd & 8 at MINN 43Shotgun #5 D.Lindsey pass complete deep right to #11 J.Tracy caught at EIU37, for 55 yards to the EIU02 (#1 S.Maiava Jr), 1ST DOWN. The previous play is under automatic review - "Runner was down by contact". CALL OVERTURNED. (Original Play: (05:17) Shotgun #5 D.Lindsey pass complete deep right to #11 J.Tracy caught at EIU37, for 55 yards to the EIU02 (#1 S.Maiava Jr), 1ST DOWN)
  5. 5:542nd & 5 at MINN 46Shotgun #1 D.Taylor rush left for 3 yards loss to the MINN43 (#43 L.Burt)
  6. 6:361st & 10 at MINN 41#23 T.Thomas rush middle for 5 yards gain to the MINN46 (#4 D.Conway)
  7. 7:193rd & 13 at MINN 24Shotgun #5 D.Lindsey pass complete short middle to #11 J.Tracy caught at MINN28, for 17 yards to the MINN41 (#0 N.Maryland), 1ST DOWN
  8. 8:032nd & 12 at MINN 25#1 D.Taylor rush right for 1 yard loss to the MINN24 (#45 E.Hehl; #43 L.Burt)
  9. 8:461st & 10 at MINN 27No Huddle #23 T.Thomas rush left for 2 yards loss to the MINN25 (#5 J.Nickson)
  10. 8:561st & 10 at EIU 35#47 D.Schiller kickoff 49 yards to the MINN16 #20 R.Estrada return 11 yards to the MINN27 (#8 N.Vecchiarelli)
Q2Eastern Illinois11 plays · 75 yds · 5:20 · Touchdown7–21
  1. 9:003rd & 6 at MINN 8Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue pass complete short left to #22 T.Buggs caught at MINN08, for 8 yards to the MINN00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:00, 1ST DOWN #47 D.Schiller kick attempt good (H: #46 C.Cox, LS: #38 M.Toledo)
  2. 9:392nd & 10 at MINN 12Shotgun #22 T.Buggs rush left for 4 yards gain to the MINN08 (#14 K.Brown; #70 N.Crowder)
  3. 9:471st & 10 at MINN 12No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue pass incomplete short middle to #84 J.Reeves thrown to MINN02 broken up by #49 M.Kingsbury
  4. 10:222nd & 10 at MINN 29No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue rush right for 17 yards gain to the MINN12 (#5 A.West), 1ST DOWN
  5. 10:311st & 10 at MINN 29No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue pass incomplete short middle to #3 S.Gonzalez thrown to MINN21 broken up by #49 M.Kingsbury. #49 M.Kingsbury injured on the play
  6. 10:503rd & 4 at EIU 41Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue pass complete short left to #22 T.Buggs caught at EIU37, for 30 yards to the MINN29 (#22 M.Smith), 1ST DOWN
  7. 11:352nd & 10 at EIU 35Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue pass complete short middle to #2 D.Whitlock caught at EIU35, for 6 yards to the EIU41 (#14 K.Brown)
  8. 12:191st & 10 at EIU 35Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue rush middle for 0 yards to the EIU35 (#55 J.Hicks)
  9. 13:033rd & 5 at EIU 30Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue pass complete short left to #4 C.Kellom caught at EIU31, for 5 yards to the EIU35, out of bounds at EIU35, 1ST DOWN
  10. 13:382nd & 9 at EIU 26Shotgun #4 C.Kellom rush middle for 4 yards gain to the EIU30 (#11 K.Menz; #6 M.Baranowski)
  11. 14:151st & 10 at EIU 25No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Kellom rush middle for 1 yard gain to the EIU26 (#6 M.Baranowski)
  12. 14:201st & 10 at MINN 35#92 B.Sunderland kickoff 65 yards to the EIU00, Touchback
Q1Minnesota3 plays · 66 yds · 1:11 · Touchdown0–21
  1. 14:201st & 10 at EIU 27No Huddle-Shotgun #1 D.Taylor rush middle for 27 yards gain to the EIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:20, 1ST DOWN #36 D.Jackson kick attempt good (H: #42 T.Weston, LS: #52 A.Soukup)
  2. 14:491st & 10 at EIU 38No Huddle #5 D.Lindsey pass complete short right to #13 N.Jennings caught at EIU30, for 11 yards to the EIU27 (#25 C.Sharp), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
  3. 0:001st & 10 at MINN 34End of 1st quarter.
  4. 0:191st & 10 at MINN 34No Huddle #5 D.Lindsey pass complete deep middle to #13 N.Jennings caught at EIU45, for 28 yards to the EIU38 (#25 C.Sharp; #21 K.Lyons), 1ST DOWN
Q1Eastern Illinois3 plays · -1 yds · 1:43 · Punt0–14
  1. 0:314th & 11 at EIU 24#46 C.Cox punt 42 yards to the MINN34, out of bounds at MINN34
  2. 1:153rd & 19 at EIU 16Shotgun #1 J.Fleming-Page rush middle for 8 yards gain to the EIU24 (#11 K.Menz)
  3. 1:222nd & 19 at EIU 16Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue pass incomplete short right thrown to EIU10 QB hurried by #49 M.Kingsbury
  4. 2:051st & 22 at EIU 13No Huddle-Shotgun #2 D.Whitlock rush right for 3 yards gain to the EIU16 (#49 M.Kingsbury), out of bounds
  5. 2:121st & 10 at EIU 25No Huddle-Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue pass incomplete short right to #2 D.Whitlock thrown to EIU31 PENALTY EIU Personal Foul (#57 P.Mihalopoulos) 12 yards from EIU25 to EIU13. NO PLAY
  6. 2:141st & 10 at MINN 35#92 B.Sunderland kickoff 65 yards to the EIU00, Touchback
Q1Eastern Illinois3 plays · 7 yds · 2:15 · Touchdown0–14
  1. 2:144th & 3 at EIU 32#46 C.Cox punt 55 yards to the MINN13 #11 J.Tracy return 87 yards to the EIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:14 PENALTY EIU Illegal Formation declined #36 D.Jackson kick attempt good (H: #42 T.Weston, LS: #52 A.Soukup)
  2. 2:383rd & 6 at EIU 29Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue pass complete short left to #4 C.Kellom caught at EIU23, for 3 yards to the EIU32 (#17 J.Nestor) PENALTY EIU Holding declined
  3. 3:182nd & 12 at EIU 23Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue rush middle for 6 yards gain to the EIU29 (#4 Z.Harden)
  4. 3:522nd & 7 at EIU 28PENALTY EIU False Start (#82 W.Weems) 5 yards from EIU28 to EIU23. NO PLAY
  5. 4:231st & 10 at EIU 25No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Kellom rush middle for 3 yards gain to the EIU28 (#19 J.Gerlach)
  6. 4:291st & 10 at MINN 35#92 B.Sunderland kickoff 65 yards to the EIU00, Touchback
Q1Minnesota9 plays · 51 yds · 5:46 · Touchdown0–7
  1. 4:291st & 1 at EIU 1Shotgun #1 D.Taylor rush left for 1 yard gain to the EIU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:29 #36 D.Jackson kick attempt good (H: #42 T.Weston, LS: #52 A.Soukup)
  2. 4:474th & 1 at EIU 3#1 D.Taylor rush middle for 1 yard gain to the EIU02 (#16 M.Valenzuela) PENALTY EIU Illegal Substitution 2 yards from EIU03 to EIU01, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
  3. 4:483rd & 6 at EIU 8Timeout Eastern Illinois, clock 04:48
  4. 5:223rd & 6 at EIU 8Shotgun #5 D.Lindsey pass complete short left to #1 D.Taylor caught at EIU10, for 5 yards to the EIU03 (#1 S.Maiava Jr)
  5. 6:092nd & 11 at EIU 13#1 D.Taylor rush left for 5 yards gain to the EIU08 (#0 N.Maryland)
  6. 6:422nd & 6 at EIU 8PENALTY MINN False Start (#87 K.Helms) 5 yards from EIU08 to EIU13. NO PLAY
  7. 7:051st & 10 at EIU 12#5 D.Lindsey pass complete short right to #8 J.Smith caught at EIU08, for 4 yards to the EIU08 (#6 J.Addo-Boateng; #16 M.Valenzuela)
  8. 7:592nd & 5 at EIU 24#23 T.Thomas rush left for 12 yards gain to the EIU12 (#15 B.Worsley), 1ST DOWN
  9. 8:471st & 10 at EIU 29#1 D.Taylor rush middle for 5 yards gain to the EIU24 (#0 N.Maryland; #45 E.Hehl)
  10. 9:233rd & 7 at EIU 48Shotgun #5 D.Lindsey pass complete short right to #1 D.Taylor caught at EIU41, for 19 yards to the EIU29 (#25 C.Sharp; #11 N.Williams), 1ST DOWN
  11. 9:372nd & 7 at EIU 48Shotgun #5 D.Lindsey pass incomplete short right to #13 N.Jennings thrown to EIU30
  12. 10:071st & 10 at MINN 49No Huddle #23 T.Thomas rush right for 3 yards gain to the EIU48 (#45 E.Hehl; #34 J.Stewart)
Q1Eastern Illinois3 plays · 2 yds · 1:36 · Punt0–0
  1. 10:154th & 8 at EIU 24#46 C.Cox punt 27 yards to the MINN49, out of bounds at MINN49
  2. 10:223rd & 15 at EIU 17Timeout Minnesota, clock 10:22
  3. 10:263rd & 15 at EIU 17Shotgun #4 C.Kellom rush middle for 7 yards gain to the EIU24 (#3 T.Bush Jr.)
  4. 11:072nd & 12 at EIU 20Shotgun #7 C.LaCrue sacked for loss of 3 yards to the EIU17 (#3 T.Bush Jr.)
  5. 11:411st & 10 at EIU 22No Huddle-Shotgun #2 D.Whitlock rush left for 2 yards loss to the EIU20 (#99 T.Randle; #6 M.Baranowski)
Q1Minnesota6 plays · 16 yds · 3:09 · Punt0–0
  1. 11:514th & 5 at MINN 41#42 T.Weston punt 37 yards to the EIU22 fair catch by #2 D.Whitlock at EIU22
  2. 12:323rd & 4 at MINN 42#1 D.Taylor rush middle for 1 yard loss to the MINN41 (#42 I.Engle)
  3. 12:372nd & 4 at MINN 42Shotgun #5 D.Lindsey pass incomplete short left to #11 J.Tracy thrown to MINN40
  4. 13:101st & 10 at MINN 36#1 D.Taylor rush right for 6 yards gain to the MINN42 (#34 J.Stewart)
  5. 13:433rd & 1 at MINN 34No Huddle #5 D.Lindsey rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MINN36 (#55 J.Collins), 1ST DOWN
  6. 14:042nd & 4 at MINN 31No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Lindsey pass complete short middle to #11 J.Tracy caught at MINN34, for 3 yards to the MINN34, End Of Play
  7. 14:521st & 10 at MINN 25No Huddle #1 D.Taylor rush middle for 6 yards gain to the MINN31 (#4 D.Conway)
  8. 15:001st & 10 at EIU 35#47 D.Schiller kickoff 65 yards to the MINN00, Touchback

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